Information About Colleges


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Find out as much as you can about the colleges you may be interested in attending. Here are some additional resources to help you do that:

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The Center for All Collegiate Information
http://www.collegiate.net/infoa.html
A good general source of information. Be aware that some links may be outdated, and some of the links require you to pay for booklets and information. But there's also plenty here that's free.

College and University Home Pages
http://www.mit.edu:8001/people/cdemello/univ.html
An extensive listing of colleges and universities all over the world. This list has not been updated in several years, so a few links are outdated. But on the whole, this is a great resource.

Historically Black Colleges and Universities
http://www.edonline.com/cq/hbcu
Source of information on scholarships, grants and more.

There are state grants for college such as the
TEXAS Grant Program

The LINC program provides scholarships for Latino students.
LINC Scholarship

2001 Colleges, College Scholarships, and Financial Aid
http://www.college-scholarships.com/
Offers college bound students, parents, and counselors information on colleges and universities throughout the United States as well as free college scholarship and financial aid searches.

Peterson's Education and Career Center
http://www.petersons.com/

U.S. Universities By State
http://www.utexas.edu./world/univ/state/
Links to colleges all over the US.

U.S. Universities & Community Colleges
http://www.utexas.edu/world/univ/
More college links

Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/

U.S. Department of Education Homepage
http://www.ed.gov/

The Student Guide to Financial Aid
http://www.ed.gov/prog_info/SFA/studentguide/

Texas Education Agency GEAR UP
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/gearup

U.S. Department of Education GEAR UP
http://www.ed.gov/gearup

College Board Online
http://www.collegeboard.org/
For information on the SAT and PSAT.

Security On Campus
http://www.soconline.org/
Campus security information